♚The team chose not to extend it, BBC and Sky report, meaning h🐭e was not technically fired.

But the split was due to underlying disputes.

“The Italian and the team had different visions ꦫon the future,” Sky reported.

Those differences were reported elsewhere too.

“I understand Steiner and owner Gene Haas h𒊎ad differing views on the team’s path forward and thus it was decided to go their separate ways,” F1.com’s Lawrence Barretto wrote.

“I believe Stei🎐ner’s contract expired at the end of last year. Following the disagreement on the future strategy, that contract wasn’t renewed.”

Ayao Komatsu will replace the popular Steiner, who grew in fame due to Netflix series Drive To Surviv🐈e, as Haas t💖eam principal for the 2024 F1 season.

Gene Haas hinted at the reasons for this split in his official statement: "Moving forwar♛d, it was clear we needeಞd to improve our on-track performances.”

Tel𒉰lingly, the Haas statement announcꦛing Steiner’s exit did not include a comment from the man himself.

Haas finished bottom of the F1 constructors’ championship last♔🐓 season, the eighth of Steiner’s leadership.

𒆙They have often been dogged by their race pace after respectable qualifying s🌄tints.

Their cost-e💧ffective approach has been to only build their own chassis and aerodynamics surfaces, and import the rest of their parts from Ferrar💦i.

A﷽ year ago, Steiner made the high-profile call to axe driver Mick Schumacher after what he deemed to ဣbe too many crashes.

But even with the experienced duo of Kevi🏅n Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg this year, Haas failed to move up the gﷺrid.

Ultimately, Steiner has paid the price.